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A Chelsea, Okla., man has been implicated in the May theft of a pickup truck and 3,000 pounds of copper cable from a ranch near Chelsea, Okla. Matthew James Fuller, 26, was apprehended Tuesday by the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office and charged with burglary II, grand larceny and malicious destruction of private property. more… 06-19-13 |  General Discussion 
Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, downplayed cuts to the federal food stamp program in the farm bill by saying every federal program can stand to be trimmed. more… 06-19-13 | General Discussion 
On June 28, the USDA will release the June Grain Stocks and Acreage reports that will set the tone for both old and new crop corn and soybean prices. These reports have the potential to provide large surprises. more… 06-19-13 | General Discussion 
A furry posse may be headed to High Lonesome to clean up prairie dog towns. State and federal agencies will take public comment Thursday in Dalhart on a proposal to introduce black-footed ferrets into about 1,000 acres of Rita Blanca National Grasslands in northwest Dallam County as part of a national effort to rebuild the endangered species. These ferrets primarily eat prairie dogs. more… 06-19-13 | Wildlife 
Range and cattle management is at the heart of every ranch and rancher. In this edition of NDSU Extension Service’s BeefTalk column, Beef Specialist Kris Ringwall discusses how grazing systems and careful planning can take care of both. more… 06-19-13 | General Discussion 
The National Dove Hunter Survey, a cooperative effort by the state fish and wildlife agencies, all four flyway councils, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will ask dove hunters from across the U.S. to share their experiences and opinions about dove hunting. The National Dove Hunter Survey is scheduled to begin this month, and will be compiled by the end of 2013. Randomly selected hunters can expect to receive questionnaires in the mail soon. more… 06-19-13 | Wildlife 
Areas of scattered showers provided some relief for areas of Central, East, Far West, South, South Plains and the Coastal Bend of Texas, while hot and windy weather prevailed in the Panhandle and Southeast Texas. Areas of Southwest Texas continued to improve due to rain in the region. West Central Texas remained hot and humid as cotton planting was in full swing. more… 06-19-13 | General Discussion 
In an ongoing effort to protect Texans from the costly destruction caused by feral hogs, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Tuesday announced the Texas Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications to assist regional efforts to control feral hog populations. Grant funds are made available through TDA’s new County Hog Abatement Matching Program, or CHAMP. more…
The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a five-year farm bill, saying that its proposed cuts to the food stamp program will leave some Americans hungry. more… 06-18-13 | General Discussion 
This week the House of Representatives likely will vote on legislation including the “Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013,” the so-called egg bill, in the 2013 Farm Bill. The bill seeks to put into federal law an agreement between the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the United Egg Producers (UEP) to mandate federal egg production standards. The legislation, strongly opposed by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the American Farm Bureau Federation, would set a dangerous precedent allowing Congress and federal bureaucrats to regulate all on-farm animal production practices. more… 06-18-13 | General Discussion 
U.S. chain restaurants and a group of congressmen are launching an assault against biofuels on the grounds that fuel produced from crops like corn are pushing up food prices. At a press conference on Capitol Hill this Thursday, the president of burger chain White Castle will join the owner of a Wendy’s franchise and other meat movers to demand the repeal of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS requires transportation fuels to contain a minimum complement of renewables. That includes ethanol, which is produced from corn, a crop that has long fed the cattle that the food industry turns into burgers and steaks that groups like White Castle and Wendy’s sell. more… 06-18-13 | General Discussion 
For the week ending June 15, 2013, feeder cattle prices reported by Texas auctions were $4 lower to $5 higher per hundredweight (cwt) compared to the previous week with a few locations as much as $7 higher. Texas direct feeder cattle sales were firm to $4 higher, and prices at the Oklahoma City National Stockyards were up $1 to $3. more… 06-18-13 | Market Recap 
Join TSCRA and experts from DuPont Crop Protection, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service for a weed and brush control field day in McGregor on June 25. Topics will include pasture management, mesquite control, sprayer use, weed identification, insect control, and more. CEUs will be available. Space is limited, so please RSVP today. more… 06-17-13 | General Discussion 
Gov. Rick Perry has again renewed a proclamation extending drought emergency for specified counties due to the ongoing exceptional drought conditions across the state. The proclamation directs necessary resources be made available to aid response efforts and notes the ongoing strain on water resources. The State of Texas has also filed a disaster declaration for Maverick County as a result of severe flooding on June 14-15, 2013. more… 06-17-13 | General Discussion 
USDA has raised their forecast of 2013 beef production to 25.437 billion pounds, up 1.3 percent from their May forecast, but down 1.8 percent from the 2012 actual. They are predicting 2014 beef production will be down 5.2 percent from 2013. The midpoint of their price forecast range for slaughter steers on a live weight basis is $127.50/cwt for 2013 and $132/cwt in 2014. USDA’s June crop update lowered forecast corn yield by 1.5 bushels per acre to 156.5 and raised the expected seasonal average price by 10 cents per bushel. The midpoints of their price range are $4.80 for corn and $10.75 for soybeans during the upcoming marketing year. more… 06-17-13 | General Discussion 
In the June 17 issue of OSU’s Cow-Calf Corner newsletter, Derrell Peel discusses U.S.-Mexico cattle and beef trade for the past, present and future. more… 06-17-13 | General Discussion 
June 18: Ranching 101, Topic: Risk Management, Fort Worth 06-17-13 | General Discussion
TSCRA Director Wesley Welch, Lubbock, participated in a June 14 roundtable discussion on immigration hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in Lubbock. Welch restated TSCRA’s position, which supports immigration reform proposals that provide agriculture with a legal, reliable labor supply while protecting U.S. borders and the nation against the problems associated with illegal immigration. A guest worker program should be available to seasonal and non-seasonal workers and eligible for multiple renewals. A workable program should also provide for longer-term visas of at least 3 years in duration and the caps on the number of visas should be market driven. more… 06-14-13 | General Discussion
Authorities with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) are seeking information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in the theft of a pickup truck and 3,000 pounds of stranded copper wire worth approximately $7,000 from a ranch in the Chelsea, Okla., area. A $500 reward has been offered. Late Wednesday night, TSCRA Special Ranger John Cummings, Rogers County Investigator Joe Garber and Deputy Virgil Carter acted on a tip and located the stolen copper in a field in the Foyil, Okla., area. The truck was recovered from Chelsea Lake on June 3. No suspects have been identified. more… 
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous ruling for Oklahoma over a North Texas water district in a case over delivery of water from the Red River. more… 06-14-13 | General Discussion |
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